Sharing the Skies,
an educational resource book featuring Navajo, Greek, and NASA Space Science worldviews is based on more than 20 years of research following Indigenous protocol and traditional
western research methods.

AISES-Sponsored Research Conferences, design and implementation of two conferences, at Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College) (Navajo Nation) and in Anchorage, Alaska on the Astronomies, Origins, and Migration of Athabaskan Peoples (Apache, Navajo, Alaskan and Canadian Athabaskan).

AISES-Sponsored with Vine Deloria, Jr. Sponsored, by invitation, Research Conference on Indigenous Astronomy, pioneering support and participation.

Presentations and use of the Starlab to K-12 schools, Museums, and Community Centers at national and international professional conferences such as AISES (Anchorage, Houston) WIPCE (Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia), ASP (Baltimore, St. Louis), NIEA (Albuquerque, Honolulu), CoSpar (Committee on Space Research) Beijing, China, etc.

Presentations in full dome planetariums on digitized Navajo Astronomy at national and international conferences such as International Planetary Society (IPS) Annual Conference, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, 2008, World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE), Melbourne, Australia, 2008.

Educational Product Development: IEI develops educational products for the classroom and for informal education venues, such as museums and planetaria, taking into account a multi-cultural perspective of science and other content.

Use of Technology for Indigenous Education: IEI designs various technology-rich teaching and learning resources, including: Distance learning courses; Use of the Internet to teach with culturally compatible styles and culturally relevant curriculum; Development of indigenous resources for use in informal settings such as museums and planetaria, etc.

Northern Arizona University Indigenous Astronomy online Distance Learning Course: “Introduction to Indigenous Astronomy” on comparative astronomy as seen through the eyes of Indigenous peoples and western astronomers. The course provides an introduction to ancient and living astronomies of native cultures.
The course is provided through Northern Arizona University’s Distance Learning program.

Indigenous Language and Culture Preservation with Application: Navajo high language and consciousness, Navajo cosmology, Application of Navajo cosmology to contemporary educational and community settings, Navajo healing philosophies, Navajo psychology. Navajo cultural work is done in consultation with Navajo Medicine Men Association. Other work in areas of language and culture preservation include: work with Native Hawaiian immersion schools, Yakama Nation culture presentations, Cherokee Nation culture presentations, Conflict Resolution and Transformation from Indigenous perspective.

Indigenous Strategic Planning and Evaluation

IEI specializes in Planning and Evaluation services to Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations.

IEI has developed process models of strategic planning and evaluation based on Navajo cosmology and traditional teachings, which have been used successfully for more than
15 years on the Navajo Nation. IEI provides customized planning, evaluation, and project administration services based on community needs, traditional culture and language, and through development of Indigenous process models. IEI designs and delivers customized professional development training for Indigenous organizations, leading to IEI Evaluation
Certification. Sustainability is assured through informal and ongoing support systems.

Dine Strategic Planning Based on Navajo Language and Philosophy:

Development of cultural planning models from Indigenous, place-based cultures, languages and cosmologies.

Strategic Planning for Cosmic Serpent, a National Science Foundation Project

“Space Science for Seven Generations” Program for World Hope Foundation (Boulder, CO) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Ongoing training and consulting to Native organizations in areas of strategic planning and evaluation based on local culture and language. IEI provides consultation in, and implementation of, emergent, formative, and summative evaluations.

Developed Indigenous Planning and Evaluation Institute (White Rocks, UT, Navajo Nation), for curriculum, training, certification and ongoing support in area of Indigenous
planning and evaluation.

American Indian Evaluation Institute (Duluth, MN), development of curriculum and teaching methodology for Indigenous planning and evaluation course for local communities and organizations from several states (MN, ND, SD, and WI).

SEED Graduate Institute (Albuquerque, NM), development of indigenous course of study and curriculum based on Navajo cosmology.

National Center for Biodefense Communications, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS for the Department of Justice program “Applying Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Technology to Law Enforcement Operations in the State of Mississippi,” development and implementation of evaluation plan.

National Center for Biodefense Communications, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS for the Department of
Energy program “ALL HAZ First Responder Training,” development and implementation of evaluation plan.